NFL Machine Will Be Under Pressure When Replacement Referees Take Field on Sunday

The 2012 National Football League season has officially
started, and yet there are still officials running down the sidelines without a
clue as to what's happening.

Sunday — when 26 franchises will take the gridiron for the
first time this season — will be a true test for the replacement referees as the
NFL and NFL Referees Association are still without a new deal. Don't be
surprised to see flag after flag, butchered calls and made-up penalties once games kick off.

While NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had good things to say about the refs after Dallas defeated New York on Wednesday night, will his opinion remain positive come Monday morning?